The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-02

crowd at the Eastern Star picnic that
was expected. Tue executive commit.
tee had letters from Parsons, Fred0nia
and other points south, and from OF
tawa and other intermediate points
them that the Lodges of all
those places would attend If satisfacto-
~ transportation arrangements could
be made. The executive committee
accordingly laid the matter before the
railroad officials and asked them for
special trains, but were unable to get
even an answer to their letters. Such
on the part of the usually
courteous and accommodating South
ern Kansas management is hard to
In spite Of this disap-
however, there was large
Of our own citizens in the
grove, and the picnic was thoroughly
enjoyed. Toe band furnished excel
lent music, and plenty of it and the
program announced last week was
carried out. That those who attended
had good time was shown by the fact
that they were not willing to stop pic
nicing when night came but repaired
to the Lodge room and spent the even
ing in social enjoy ment.
The lola Lodge I. o. o. F. received
q visit Wednesday evening from some
thirty or more of their Garnet breth.
rem who came down to show themhow
to do the work in the first, second and
third degrees. We are informed that
the work in this order is now done
largely by "teams" that specially pre-
r.. ov>l fl,sro hla 70 I, q,
it very beautiful and impressive. The
Garrett "team" is one Of the best i'm
the State, having handsome and elab-
crate paraphernalia and being well
versed in the work. The visitors were
received at the train by members of
the lola Lodge and conducted to the
Leland where supper was prepared for
them. After the ceremonies in the
Lodge room they were taken to the
Nickle Plate where banquet was
spread and the time passed pleasantly
until the 40 train was due when the
visitors returned home. Members of
the Order here enjoyed the visit great
ly and hope that their guests can make
a similar report.
While the various candidates are
engaged in raliying as many
of their friends to their standard as
possible, we are glad to note that thus
far the campaign has been carried on
with entire fairness and good humor.
This is as it should be. Because two
or three or q dozen men are candidates
for the same office is no reason why
their personal relations should be
otherwise than friendly. or that one
should take an unfair advantage Of an
other. There are not rs many Offices
as there are candidates. so somebody
is bound to be disappointed; but the
campaign should be SO
conducted that when the nominations
are made there will be no antagOnisms
left, and every body can swing in with
q good will to elect the whole ticket.
And that's the way it is going to be
this year.
Has it occurred to you that it has
been a little more than four months
since the druggists of lola stopped
selling intoxicating liquors of any
kind for any purpose whatever? And
vet there has not been . marked in
crease in the mortality. We have not
heard ofany one dying for this reason.
And, strange to say, none of our drug
stores have been compelled to close
their doors either, because of the loss of
the whiskey trade. Indeed one of the
told us that his August
sales this year exceed by $40 or $50 his
August sales last year in spite of the
loss of the liquor trade. The refusal of
the druggist to take out permits has
taught the people in a few months
what it would otherwise have taken
them long time to learn,-that they
can get along without whiskey.
We know of Few republicans who would
like to know by what authority the change was
made in that call. 1t says by order of the CON-
mittee. Is that a fact ?-Democrdt.
1t is fact. But we quote the above
not only to deny the insinuation con-
tanned in it, but mainly to remark how
q ueer it is that there should always be
a flew republicans" who make con-
fidant of the Democrat and run to it
with all the bad rumors about their
own party. Some time when the DEM
ocrdt has just lots of space at command
we wish it would give us names. Not
for publication, you know
but as an evidence of good faith-on
the part of the Democrat.
The interviews published on our
last page make it clear that an eXami-
nation of every corn field in the county
is the only means bywhich an accurate
estimate of our crop can be made. No
reliance whatever could be placed on
- H. n
or two fields in each township. In Ge-
neva township, for example, John
Knowlton will have thirty bushels per
acre, and his neighbors less than half
that, simply because he got heavy
rain that did not fall on them at all.
There certainly never was year when
the crops were so "streaked."
We have known for long time that
lola is the metropolis of Allen county,
but we get new evidences of it every
once in awhile. On Tuesday we noticed
q lady who lives i'm Moran, doing her
here, buying tomatoes and
other vegetables. And one of our
grocerymen informs us that he has
bought whole wagon loads of veget-
ables from farmers living within q
miles of Humboldt. Not only that,
but he has shipped some of those
to Humboldt merchants to
their home trade! (Humboldt
papers please cOpy.l
Front Post Office Is to be moved to the center
Of Usage township. and the name changed to
Bayard Mrs Ida CharleSwill he retained az
The change will take place OctO-
Der the first.-ki1cGid kr0nic!e.
If the office had to be named after q
why didn't they name it in
honor of Jackson or Jefferson or Pierce
or some other man who is dead. 1t ia
never safe to name place after man
who is alive. There are too many
chances that he will do something to